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Mastectomies, or surgical removals of all or part of a breast, can be life-saving procedures for people suffering from or at risk of developing breast cancer, but the scars they leave behind can be both physical and psychological. For some women, tattooing their post-mastectomy breasts has become a powerful way to reclaim what was lost. A website called P.Ink …

The minutes, days and weeks after you’re diagnosed with cancer can be overwhelming, scary and lonely. But, as cancer patients and survivors recently shared in ourFacebook community, you can get through this time. Here’s their advice for newly diagnosed cancer patients. Don’t dwell on statistics. This is your experience, and no two people, cancer diagnoses or experiences are exactly alike. …

Two moms, Mindy Dykes and Laura Sobiech, both with sons affected by childhood cancer, offer up some words that lifted them up during their experiences and tell us which comments would have been better left unsaid. Here are good options of what to say: “I am so sorry for the struggle you face—I think of you often—and I wish every …

A Texas mother and daughter got matching tattoos, but they hope you’ll never lay eyes on them. During Veronica Quintanilla’s second bout with breast cancer, her daughter shaved her head in solidarity as she took her mom to nearly all of her medical appointments. And after Quintanilla’s last chemotherapy treatment, her daughter, Victoria Vargas, suggested they get matching tattoos on …

You’ve probably seen today’s headlines, about the fact that processed meat has been classified as a ‘definite’ cause of cancer. And red meat is a ‘probable’ cause. The decision – coordinated by a respected international body – has been so highly anticipated by the media that speculation about the announcement has been building since last week. But a link between …

I don’t want to seem like an ungrateful bitch (one whom ironically practices Gratitude) but I feel the need to vent a little. I have cancer, so you will have to forgive me (nice use of the “C-Card,” right?) I’ll begin today by telling a good story, one quite appropriate for the upcoming Father’s Day holiday. A friend of mine reached out …

Alcohol has long been recognized as a carcinogenic substance, but narrowing down exactly what primarily causes which types of cancer is a tricky task. A researcher from the University of Otago in New Zealand has scoured through a plethora of pre-existing studies regarding alcohol and cancer, hoping to highlight alcohol’s malevolent role by ruling out other factors. Writing an opinion …

If you believe cancer is a disease that strikes from nowhere with little in your control to prevent it, you’d be mistaken on both counts. Most cases of cancer are considered preventable by positive nutrition and lifestyle choices. Six new nutrition cancer prevention guidelines published today in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition reinforce some sound advice, but …

When your parents were young, no one was concerned about foods that cause cancer. The research was very young at the time, but there were also far less processed foods on the market. People ate healthier and more pure foods, because that was what was available to them. Today, it seems like doctors link everything to causing cancer – it’s …

Analysis implicates alcohol in development of breast, liver and other types of cancer and says even moderate consumption is a risk Gin and tonic with lime. Photograph: Alamy Alcohol causes seven forms of cancer, and people consuming even low to moderate amounts are at risk, according to new analysis. Health experts endorsed the findings and said they showed that …